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Name: peg
Date: September 27, 2006 at 09:49:40 Pacific
OS: XP-SP2
CPU/Ram: P-3/256
Product: custom
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This is NOT about thumbnail previews. I used to be able to preview a video,at least for some file types, by R-clicking the file name in Explorer, then Properties. There was usually a "Preview" tab on the properties screen, which would actually play the video. It would often play it even when WMP or others couldn't / wouldn't play the file.

That "Preview" tab no longer shows up on the properties screen and I can't find any documentation about it anywhere.

Any ideas how to get it back? Thanks



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Name: XpUser4Real
Date: September 28, 2006 at 13:52:26 Pacific
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send a PM to Tufenuf with the postnumber and which forum it is located in. He has most of those technical answers...Good Luck

Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks


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Name: HawkFest
Date: November 28, 2006 at 21:01:47 Pacific
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In Windows Explorer, in Tools menu select the item "Folder Options...". On the General tab, make sure that "Web View" is set to "Enable Web content in folders".

From then on, you'll be able to see a little WMP preview of any selected video file, within a side panel between the folders tree and the files panel (activated via the above-mentioned folder option).


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